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The GSA scandal and throwback civil service culture
By now you've likely heard about the infamous Las Vegas convention bash during which federal civil servants at the General Services Administration indulged in various frivolities to the tune of $823,000 of your money. That conference featured, among other...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Fox News Channel (tv network), Government, Photography and Video, Finance
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ICC chief to head State Highway Administration
Melinda Peters, who has overseen construction of the $2.6 billion Intercounty Connector in suburban Washington, was named Thursday to head the State Highway Administration — an agency under scrutiny after a highly critical legislative audit. The...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Transportation, Labor Legislation
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UM, federal officials discuss ideas to reduce college costs
Andrew York hopes to bring better health services to desperately poor Native Americans when he's done earning dual degrees in law and pharmacy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. But he might not be able to afford that modest-paying career path...Tags: Teaching and Learning, John Sarbanes, Colleges and Universities, Government, Students
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Maryland state offices going off the bottle
The O'Malley administration has decided to stop buying bottled water for state facilities where tap water is available, saying it's striking a blow for frugality and the environment at the same time.
The state's "Green Purchasing Committee," formed...Tags: Companies and Corporations, AFSCME, Government, Unions, Garrett County
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What now? Legislative leaders decry budget cuts, say special session is needed
Democratic lawmakers limped out of Annapolis Tuesday having enacted a "doomsday" budget that slashes spending for education and other services they do not want to cut — and with no clear plan on how to fix a political mess of their own making....Tags: Prince George's County, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Andres Alonso, Health Insurance Cost
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William J. Schmidt, city housing authority administrator
William J. Schmidt, a former department store buyer who later became director of administration for the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, died Monday at his Bel Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease.
He was 79.
The son of a Baltimore...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Roman Catholicism
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Exelon, Constellation donate $1.8M to Md. Science Center
Exelon Corp. and Constellation have donated $1.8 million for a new energy exhibit at the Maryland Science Center, the first public display of their charitable commitment to the city and state since the merger between the energy giants closed in March, the...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Corporate Officers, Government, Investments, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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We get the state government we pay for
Recently I spent 90 minutes on the metal benches at the DMV in Glen Burnie waiting to renew my driver's license on a day a lot of my fellow Marylanders had the same idea. While waiting — especially without a book to read — can be difficult,...Tags: Government, Glen Burnie
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Maryland shouldn't need to call a special session of the legislature to fix its budget
For the second time in his six years in office, Gov.Martin O'Malleyfinds it necessary to call a special session of the legislature to raise taxes and fees ("Deal set to raise taxes," May 10). Mr. O'Malley says it's necessary to raise the taxes on those...Tags: Government
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Ravens Coach Cam Cameron speaks out against skin cancer
Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron was a young coach at the University of Michigan when his then head coach Bo Schembechler noticed a spot on his back. The spot turned out to be a malignant mole and Cameron was diagnosed with stage 2...
Tags: Skin Cancer, Cancer, Cam Cameron, Mole (lesion), Government
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BGE new standard rate to decrease bill by $54
Baltimore Gas and Electric's standard electricity price from June through May 2013 is expected to decrease customer bills by $54 on average for the year-long period, state energy regulators announced Monday. The Maryland Public Service Commission last...Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Government
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New 667 area code to be launched Saturday
New area code 667 is coming to town starting Saturday, state regulators said Wednesday. Customers in Central Maryland and the Eastern Shore requesting a new phone number for any device may get the new area code. Customers with existing phone numbers or...Tags: Government
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